Last Bus Out by Beck McDowell

by Beck McDowell

Paperback

Published January 1, 1779

About the author

Beck McDowell is the author of THIS IS NOT A DRILL, Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin, Fall '12 - recently chosen by the American Library Association as a 2013 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers. This YA fiction tells the story of Emery and Jake, who must protect the kindergartners they're tutoring when Brian Stutts, an Iraq vet suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, pulls a gun when he's not allowed to check out his son because of a custody battle. While Jake searches for a way to communicate with policemen surrounding the building, Emery, fighting her shyness, fear, and POTS symptoms, reaches out to the soldier and gains a new understanding of what he faced in Iraq.

Beck is also the author of LAST BUS OUT, the true story of Courtney Miles, who stole a bus and rescued over 300 New Orleans people after Hurricane Katrina. She wrote the book to honor those who, like Courtney, fought depression, fear, and anger to rebuild their lives after the storm. In the words of Euripides, “There is no greater loss than the loss of one’s homeland.” LAST BUS OUT is available as an enhanced e-book through Amazon, B&N, iBooks, and Google books and in paperback through Amazon and bookstores.